Jump to content

18th United States Congress: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Line 884: Line 884:


=== House of Representatives ===
=== House of Representatives ===
* [[Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives|Chaplain]]: [[Henry B. Bascom]] ([[Methodism|Methodist]]) elected December 1, 1823
* [[Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives|Chaplain]]:
** [[John Brackenridge (clergyman)|John Brackenridge]] ([[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]]) until December 1, 1823
** [[Henry B. Bascom]] ([[Methodism|Methodist]]) elected December 1, 1823
** [[Reuben Post]] ([[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]]) elected December 6, 1824
** [[Reuben Post]] ([[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]]) elected December 6, 1824
* [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|Clerk]]: [[Matthew St. Clair Clarke]]
* [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|Clerk]]: [[Matthew St. Clair Clarke]]

Revision as of 17:42, 10 April 2020

18th United States Congress
17th ←
→ 19th

March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825
Members48 senators
213 representatives
3 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic-Republican
Senate PresidentDaniel D. Tompkins (DR)
House majorityDemocratic-Republican
House SpeakerHenry Clay (DR)
Sessions
1st: December 1, 1823 – May 27, 1824
2nd: December 6, 1824 – March 3, 1825

The Eighteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823, to March 4, 1825, during the seventh and eighth years of James Monroe's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

Major events

States for Adams States for Jackson States for Crawford
  • Connecticut
  • Illinois
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Missouri
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
  • Alabama
  • Indiana
  • Mississippi
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Delaware
  • Georgia
  • North Carolina
  • Virginia
Total: 13 (54%) Total: 7 (29%) Total: 4 (17%)

Major legislation

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
colspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Democratic-Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | style="background-color:Template:Federalist Party (United States)/meta/color" |
Democratic-Republican Federalist Vacant
Adams-Clay
(A-DR)
Crawford
(C-DR)
Jackson
(J-DR)
Adams-Clay
(A-F)
End of previous Congress 43 4 47 1
Begin 11 20 11 3 45 3
End 12 5 48 0
Final voting share 89.6% 10.4%
Beginning of next Congress Jacksonian: 25 45 3
Anti-Jacksonian: 20

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
colspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Democratic-Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | colspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Federalist Party (United States)/meta/color" |
Democratic-Republican Federalist Vacant
Adams-Clay
(A-DR)
Crawford
(C-DR)
Jackson
(J-DR)
Adams-Clay
(A-F)
Crawford
(C-F)
Jackson
(J-F)
End of previous Congress 154 31 185 2
Begin 71 53 64 15 2 7 212 1
End 72 213 0
Final voting share 88.7% 11.3%
Beginning of next Congress Jacksonian: 104 213 0
Anti-Jacksonian: 109

Leadership

President of the Senate
Daniel D. Tompkins

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and Representatives are listed by district.

Skip to House of Representatives, below

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1826; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1828; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1824.

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

  • Deaths: 3
  • Resignations: 3
  • Vacancy: 2
  • Total seats with changes: 8

Template:Ordinal US Congress Senate

|- | New Jersey
(1) | Vacant | Samuel L. Southard resigned at end of previous Congress.
Successor elected November 12, 1823. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Joseph McIlvaine (A-DR) | November 12, 1823

|- | Delaware
(2) | Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect.
Incumbent was re-elected late January 7, 1824. | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Nicholas Van Dyke (A-F) | January 7, 1824

|- | Delaware
(1) | Vacant | Caesar A. Rodney resigned in previous term.
Successor elected January 8, 1824. | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Thomas Clayton (A-F) | January 8, 1824

|- | Connecticut
(1) | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Elijah Boardman (J-DR) | Died August 18, 1823.
Successor appointed October 8, 1823, and later elected May 5, 1824. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Henry W. Edwards (J-DR) | October 8, 1823

|- | Louisiana
(3) | style="background-color:#AACC99" | James Brown (A-DR) | Resigned December 10, 1823, after being appointed Minister to France.
Successor appointed January 15, 1824. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Josiah S. Johnston (A-DR) | January 15, 1824

|- | Illinois
(3) | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Ninian Edwards (A-DR) | Resigned March 4, 1824, after being appointed Minister to Mexico.
Successor elected December 6, 1824. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | John McLean (C-DR) | December 6, 1824

|- | Louisiana
(2) | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Henry Johnson (A-DR) | Resigned May 27, 1824, to run for Governor of Louisiana.
Successor elected November 19, 1824. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Dominique J. Bouligny (A-DR) | November 19, 1824

|- | Virginia
(2) | style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Taylor (C-DR) | Died August 21, 1824.
Successor elected December 7, 1824. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Littleton W. Tazewell (J-DR) | December 7, 1824

|- | Georgia
(2) | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Nicholas Ware (C-DR) | Died September 7, 1824.
Successor elected December 6, 1824. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Thomas W. Cobb (C-DR) | December 6, 1824

|}

House of Representatives

  • deaths: 3
  • resignations: 5
  • contested election: 2
  • Total seats with changes: 10

Template:Ordinal US Congress Rep

|- | Massachusetts 10th | Vacant | John Bailey was declared not entitled to seat in previous election.
Bailey was then re-elected. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Bailey (A-DR) | Seated December 13, 1824.

|- | New York 28th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | William B. Rochester (A-DR) | Resigned April 21, 1823.
New member elected. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | William Woods (A-DR) | Seated November 3, 1823.

|- | Pennsylvania 13th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Tod (J-DR) | Resigned sometime in 1824.
New member elected. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Alexander Thomson (J-DR) | Seated December 6, 1824.

|- | New York 29th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Isaac Wilson (A-DR) | Lost contested election January 7, 1824.
New member seated. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Parmenio Adams (A-DR) | Seated January 7, 1824.

|- | Virginia 13th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | William Lee Ball (C-DR) | Died February 29, 1824.
New member elected. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Taliaferro (C-DR) | Seated March 24, 1824.

|- | North Carolina 2nd | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Hutchins G. Burton (C-DR) | Resigned March 23, 1824 when elected Governor of North Carolina.
New member elected. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | George Outlaw (C-DR) | Seated January 19, 1825.

|- | Pennsylvania 8th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Thomas J. Rogers (J-DR) | Resigned April 20, 1824.
New member elected. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | George Wolf (J-DR) | Seated December 9, 1824.

|- | Indiana 1st | style="background-color:#AACC99" | William Prince (J-DR) | Died September 8, 1824.
New member elected. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Jacob Call (J-DR) | Seated December 23, 1824.

|- | Vermont 3rd | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Charles Rich (A-DR) | Died October 15, 1824.
New member elected. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Henry Olin (A-DR) | Seated December 13, 1824.

|- | Georgia at-large | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Thomas W. Cobb (C-DR) | Resigned December 6, 1824 when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Richard H. Wilde (C-DR) | Seated February 7, 1825.

|}

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "The House of Representatives Elected John Quincy Adams as President: February 09, 1825". Historical Highlights. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Schwarz, Frederic D. (February–March 2000). "1825 One Hundred And Seventy-five Years Ago". American Heritage. 51 (1). Rockville, Maryland: American Heritage Publishing. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)